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The expert referees and staff at Black River Paintball have hosted games of speedball, woods play, and simulated urban warfare for more than 22 years. Outdoor fields at two locations—each spanning at least 85 acres of wooded terrain—comprise bunkers, particleboard barriers, and thick patches of undergrowth that serve as ideal spots for players to hunker down after assaults or botched Braveheart monologues. Onsite rental shops arm participants with all necessary equipment including markers, goggles, and paintballs. In addition to walk-on rounds, the facility accommodates players during annual tournaments and scenario games, including themed survival quests based on properties such as G.I. Joe, World of Warcraft, and Harold and the Purple Crayon.

The not-for-profit Cape Fear Regional Theatre produces plays that both enlighten and educate its performers and the community at large, with an acting troupe made up of professional and amateur actors, both local and imported. Rumors, a farce by Neil Simon, centers on several posh couples gathered for a dinner party at an affluent couple's suburban mansion. When they arrive to discover the servants and the hostess have vanished, leaving behind only the host with a bullet hole in his ear, the guests decide to keep the situation on the down-low, concealing the events from the police, the media, and especially the police-media. In the midst of this, lies grow legs and escape under the floorboards, dropping from ceilings when least expected, and madcap mayhem ensues.

The ScrubOaks menu, like the restaurant itself, is paradoxically upscale yet casual—combining sumptuous surf and turf with classic comfort foods such as deep-fried pickles ($8) and homemade onion rings in boom boom sauce ($8). With a single word or telepathic shout to your server, they'll load down the black tablecloth of your table with a hearty 12 oz. rib-eye steak ($21) or deep-fried sea scallops reclining comfortably on a bed of chicken salad ($18) as news of the latest football highlights and golf riots wash over you from the restaurant's eight TV screens. Although today's deal is not valid for alcohol, ScrubOaks's regular drinks specials make it easy for patrons to partake of the restaurant's 22 beers and 18 wines.

The Fayetteville Flight call the American Basketball Association home, so highlight reels feature game-changing four-point shots, a colorful red, white, and blue basketball, and moon bounce-floored courts—just a few of the standout trademarks of the league.

An unprecedented collaboration of two of the musical cosmos’ most longstanding talents, Michael Bolton and Kenny G grace the Crown Coliseum for an evening of soulful swooning and Grammy-winning tunes. Social activist and musical astronomer Michael Bolton belts his treasure chest of hits into the stardust, showcasing the bulletproof voice that churned out such classics as "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" and put Cupid on the dole. Kenny G, the preeminent scientist of the soprano saxophonist, unleashes the subtly snake-charming yet Herculean notes that have blown away millions of listeners and the rest of the letters in his last name. Kenny might also strut his alto- and tenor-sax skills or indulge in a pied pipe on the flute. This romantic summer evening gives concertgoers the rare chance to catch two sonic titans sharing the stage, much like watching hydrogen and oxygen making a waterfall together or a battle of the bands between the makeup and non-makeup versions of Kiss.